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Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy Volume 26, 2019 - Issue 2
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Rising numbers of older and female cannabis users seeking treatment in England and Wales

Ian HamiltonHealth Sciences, University of York, York, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mark MonaghanSchool of Social Political and Geographical Sciences, Criminology and Social Policy, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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Charlie LloydHealth Sciences, University of York, York, UK;
Pages 205-207 | Received 18 Jan 2018, Accepted 14 May 2018, Published online: 11 Jun 2018
 
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Abstract

Presentations to specialist drug treatment services in England for cannabis have been rising in recent years. As cannabis is no longer disaggregated in annual reports of drug treatment presentations published by Public Health England, we requested access to a detailed data-set to explore the treatment population in more detail. Analysis of the data revealed two important issues which were not apparent in the published reports. Males and females over the age of 40 are a rapidly growing sub-group. This reflects the parallel growth in those in treatment primarily for problems due to opiates.

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